SYNONYMS FOR 'INTERESTING': 'TRANSFIXING'
23 / 04 / 2018
SYNONYMS FOR 'INTERESTING': 'TRANSFIXING': meaning and examples
Happy Monday, Daily Vitamin readers! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.
This week, we are focusing on Synonyms of "Interesting." Many English learners say that they use words like "cool" or "interesting" too often. We will give you words that can be used instead.
Today's word is: TRANSFIXING.
Definition: to make or hold motionless because of something amazing, scary, or shocking.
Example 1: The baby stared at the lights of the new toy: they were transfixing.
Example 2: The dancer was transfixing: she was so beautiful!
The two examples above are when something is amazing; here is an example of when something is scary:
Example 3: I'm so afraid of bees. To me, they're transfixing.
It's interesting that the word can be used for both positive and negative emotions.
That's all for today. Thank you for reading!
